"that beauty brings out the beauty in you."" Winfrey, who has no surviving biological children, described maternal feelings towards the girls at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. Winfrey teaches a class at the school via satellite. Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"", which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago. Dubbed the ""Queen of All Media"","
"Joan Lin Joan Lin Feng-jiao (born 30 June 1953) is a former Taiwanese actress and the wife of Jackie Chan. Born in 30 June 1953 in Taipei, Taiwan, Lin was the second child out of five children. She dropped out of school at the age of 12 due to her family's poverty. In 1972, at age 19, Lin starred in her first film, ""The Hero of Chiu Chow"" (also known as ""Hero of Waterfront""), a Kung fu film. Many of her films are based on the novels of Chiung Yao. Lin, together with Charlie Chin and Chin Han and Brigitte"
"Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung (; October 18, 1915 – November 9, 1980) , born Sen Yew Cheung, was an American character actor, best known for playing Jimmy Chan in the Charlie Chan films and Hop Sing in the western series ""Bonanza"". He was born in San Francisco, California to Gum Yung Sen and his first wife, both immigrants from China. When his mother died during the flu epidemic of 1919, his father placed Victor and his younger sister, Rosemary, in a children's shelter, and returned to his homeland to seek another wife. His father returned in 1922, with"
"child, Jaycee Chan, was born the day after they got married. Lin has since retired from the film industry. Joan Lin Joan Lin Feng-jiao (born 30 June 1953) is a former Taiwanese actress and the wife of Jackie Chan. Born in 30 June 1953 in Taipei, Taiwan, Lin was the second child out of five children. She dropped out of school at the age of 12 due to her family's poverty. In 1972, at age 19, Lin starred in her first film, ""The Hero of Chiu Chow"" (also known as ""Hero of Waterfront""), a Kung fu film. Many of her"
"a chronicle of lives scarred by war, poverty and separation. Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong on 7 April 1954. His father Chan Chi-Ping worked at the US Consulate. Mr Chan had met his wife-to-be Lily in China, years before, amid the turmoil of the Japanese invasion and the chaos of the civil war between Nationalists and Communists. Chan Chi-Ping (at that time going by his real name Fang Daolong) first became an economic migrant in the 1930s, moving from his native province Shandong to the more prosperous areas along the Yangtze River. Mr Fang met his first wife"
"Keanu Reeves Keanu Charles Reeves ( ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor, director, producer, and musician. He gained fame for his starring role performances in several blockbuster films, including comedies from the ""Bill and Ted"" franchise (1989–1991); action thrillers ""Point Break"" (1991), ""Speed"" (1994), and the ""John Wick"" franchise; psychological thriller ""The Devil's Advocate"" (1997); supernatural thriller ""Constantine"" (2005); and science fiction/action series ""The Matrix"" (1999–2003). He has also appeared in dramatic films such as ""Dangerous Liaisons"" (1988), ""My Own Private Idaho"" (1991), and ""Little Buddha"" (1993), as well as the romantic horror ""Bram Stoker's Dracula"" (1992)."
"film's negative portrayal of Jackie's relationship with Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson. She noted that letters, as well as a taped phone conversation between President Johnson and Jackie, which occurred on December 2, 1963, showed that the former first lady and the Johnsons were cooperating well. Jackie (2016 film) Jackie is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Noah Oppenheim. The film stars Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy and tells the story of her life immediately after the 1963 assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy. Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, and John Hurt"
"Joey Travolta Joseph ""Joey"" Travolta (born October 14, 1950) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is the older brother of actor John Travolta. Travolta, one of six children, was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, an inner-ring suburb of New York City, where he attended Dwight Morrow High School. His father, Salvatore Travolta, was a semi-professional football player turned tire salesman and partner in a tire company. His mother, Helen Cecilia (née Burke; 1912–1978), who was 38 when Travolta was born, was an actress and singer who had appeared in ""The Sunshine Sisters"", a radio vocal"
"star in the world"". In 2015, ""Forbes"" estimated his net worth to be $350 million, and , he was the second highest-paid actor in the world. Chan was born on 7 April 1954, in Hong Kong, as Chan Kong-sang, to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, refugees from the Chinese Civil War. His mother or parents nicknamed him ""Pao-pao"" (""Cannonball"") because the energetic child was always rolling around. His parents worked for the French ambassador in Hong Kong, and Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the consul's residence in the Victoria Peak district. Chan attended the Nah-Hwa Primary School"
"make no apology for courteously asking an entirely legitimate question about a subject you had spoken of before and which has generated more headlines than anything you've done in the last 20 years."" Richard Dreyfuss Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (; né Dreyfus; born October 29, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring in popular films during the 1970s through 1990s, including ""American Graffiti"", ""Jaws"", ""Stand by Me"", ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"", ""Down and Out in Beverly Hills"", ""The Goodbye Girl"", ""Stakeout"", ""Always"", ""What About Bob?"" and ""Mr. Holland's Opus"". Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor"
"in Paris on 20 November 1994 at age 68 of spinal cancer. John Lucarotti John Vincent Lucarotti (20 May 1926 – 20 November 1994) was a British screenwriter and author who became a Canadian citizen and who perhaps is best known for his work on ""The Avengers"", ""The Troubleshooters"" and ""Doctor Who"" in the 1960s. Born into an Army family in Aldershot in Hampshire in 1926 the son of Helen (née Stark) and Umbert R Lucarotti, John Lucarotti inherited his Italian surname form his grandfather, who was a sculptor. Lucarotti spent 10 years in the Royal Navy during and after"
"columns. Struck by a rare disease, which progressively involved difficulty in swallowing, obesity, several hospitalizations and operations, and gradual paralysis, he died at his home in Milan on 16 May 2015, at age 63, predeceasing his mother. Jackie Basehart John Anthony Carmine Michael ""Jackie"" Basehart (11 October 1951 – 16 May 2015) was an American-Italian actor. Born in Santa Monica, California, Basehart was the son of actor Richard Basehart and actress Valentina Cortese, who had met while making a film together. For a few years, between the mid-1970s and the early 1980s, he was among the most requested young actors"
"In 1985, he formed The JC Group, and at its peak of success, the company had 43 actors on its books. In the 1990s the triads began to gain a strong influence in the Hong Kong film industry, forcing Willie to join marches against gangsterism in the industry. In later years, Chan served as a producing partner for Jackie Chan's JCE Movies Limited. He worked alongside him in his career in both Asia and North America. Chan died in his sleep in Hong Kong at age 76. Willie Chan Willie Chan Chi-Keung (22 May 1941 – 24 October 2017) was"
"I plan to begin a process of making one personal movie after another and if something leads me back to look at that, which I'm sure it might, I'll see what makes sense to me."" Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and film composer. He was a central figure in the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. After directing ""The Rain People"" (1969), he co-wrote the 1970 film ""Patton"", earning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay along with co-writer Edmund H. North. His directorial prominence was cemented with"
"film camp in association with Inclusion Films and Jacksonville-based Filmlab Productions, called the ""HEAL Film Camp with Joey Travolta"". Joey Travolta is married to Wendy Shawn (daughter of comedian Dick Shawn) and they have one daughter, Rachel. Joey Travolta Joseph ""Joey"" Travolta (born October 14, 1950) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is the older brother of actor John Travolta. Travolta, one of six children, was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, an inner-ring suburb of New York City, where he attended Dwight Morrow High School. His father, Salvatore Travolta, was a semi-professional football player turned"
"Charlie Kaufman Charles Stuart ""Charlie"" Kaufman (; born November 19, 1958) is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and lyricist. He wrote the films ""Being John Malkovich"" (1999), ""Adaptation"" (2002), and ""Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"" (2004). He made his directorial debut with ""Synecdoche, New York"" (2008), which was also well-received; film critic Roger Ebert dubbed it ""the best movie of the decade"" in 2009. It was followed by ""Anomalisa"" (2015). One of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era, Kaufman has been nominated for four Academy Awards: twice for Best Original Screenplay for ""Being John Malkovich"" and ""Eternal Sunshine"
"wife was then suffering kidney disease. When she died in 2000, he returned alone to Hong Kong. In August 2006, he was hospitalised for a month after falling down stairs at his home. He returned to England in November of that same year, and died of haemorrhage of stomach two months later in a hospital. He is survived by a son in England, and a daughter in the United States. One of his goddaughters is Connie Chan. Cho Tat-wah Cho Tat-wah (or Tso Tat-wah) (15 September 1915 – 10 January 2007) was a film actor of Hong Kong, most famous"
"up until 2010, over in South Korea between 1991 and 2010, and () in Japan up until 2012. As of 2018, his films have grossed (more than adjusted for inflation) in the United States and Canada, () in China, 20million box office admissions in France, and over 27.3million admissions in Germany, Spain and Italy. As of 2018, his films have grossed more than at the worldwide box office. Jackie Chan filmography Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan's career spans more than five decades and features him working as an actor, martial artist, film director, action director, stuntman, producer and singer. Chan"
"following: Oprah Winfrey is a celebrity of nearly unparalleled influence. She has been named to ""Time"" magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people six times—more than any other individual, including the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates, George Clooney, and Rupert Murdoch. She was named one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, an honor shared with Albert Einstein, Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was only one of four people who were included on these lists in both the 20th and 21st century. The others included Mandela, Gates, and Pope John Paul"
"John Toll John Toll, A.S.C. (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for ""Legends of the Fall"" and ""Braveheart"" respectively, and has also won numerous BAFTA, ASC, and Satellite Awards. He has collaborated with several noteworthy directors, including Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, John Madden, The Wachowskis, and Ang Lee. Outside film, he has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of Emmy Award-winning drama"
"Face/Off Face/Off is a 1997 American science fiction action film directed by John Woo, written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary, and starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Travolta plays an FBI agent and Cage plays a terrorist, sworn enemies who assume each other's physical appearance. The first Hollywood film in which Woo was given major creative control, ""Face/Off"" earned critical acclaim for its acting performances (especially Cage and Travolta), stylized action sequences, John Powell's musical score, emotional depth, originality, humor, direction and stunts. It is often cited to be Woo's best Hollywood film. A commercial success, the film grossed"
"Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, ""the Tramp"", and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy. Chaplin's childhood in London was one of poverty and hardship, as his father was absent"
"1998. While at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, Chan announced that he was retiring from action films citing that he was getting too old for the genre. He later clarified that he would not be completely retiring from action films, but would be performing fewer stunts and taking care of his body more. Jackie Chan's 2017 film was ""Kung Fu Yoga"", released on January 27, 2017. Jackie Chan plays the role as Jack, a world-renowned archaeology professor. Jack and his team are on a grand quest to locate a lost ancient Indian treasure when they are ambushed by a team"
"Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Cameron Crowe and The Wachowskis. He was presented with the ASC's Lifetime Achievement Award on February 14, 2016. He is married to Lois Burwell who also worked on ""Braveheart"" as the make-up artist (for which she won an Oscar, too). John Toll John Toll, A.S.C. (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for ""Legends of the Fall"" and ""Braveheart"" respectively, and has also won"
"(1921), ""The Gold Rush"" (1925), ""City Lights"" (1931), ""Modern Times"" (1936), and ""The Great Dictator"" (1940). Directed features: Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, ""the Tramp"", and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both"
"Richard Dreyfuss Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (; né Dreyfus; born October 29, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring in popular films during the 1970s through 1990s, including ""American Graffiti"", ""Jaws"", ""Stand by Me"", ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"", ""Down and Out in Beverly Hills"", ""The Goodbye Girl"", ""Stakeout"", ""Always"", ""What About Bob?"" and ""Mr. Holland's Opus"". Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1978 for ""The Goodbye Girl"", and was nominated in 1995 for ""Mr. Holland's Opus"". He has also won a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and was nominated in 2002 for Screen"
"Jackie (2016 film) Jackie is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Noah Oppenheim. The film stars Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy and tells the story of her life immediately after the 1963 assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy. Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, and John Hurt also star; it was Hurt's final film released before his death in January 2017. The film follows Jackie Kennedy in the days when she was First Lady in the White House and her life immediately following the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, in"
"a Golden Globe award, Screen Actors Guild award and many more awards for ""Leaving Las Vegas"". He has received nominations by the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA for his films ""Adaptation"", ""Honeymoon in Vegas"" and ""Moonstruck."" He has also won and been nominated for many other awards. Nicolas Cage Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor, director and producer. During his early career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as ""Valley Girl"" (1983), ""Racing with the Moon"" (1984), ""Birdy"" (1984), ""Peggy Sue Got Married"" (1986), ""Raising Arizona"""
"Nick Loren Nick Loren (born December 14, 1970) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, producer, and professional stunt double. He has been the professional stunt double for John Travolta and an accredited actor in over 17 films including ""From Paris with Love"", ""Old Dogs"", ""Wild Hogs"", ""Hairspray"", ""A Love Song for Bobby Long"", ""Be Cool"", ""Swordfish"", and ""Face/Off"". Loren has been featured on ""Entertainment Tonight"", ""The Insider"", ""The Hollywood Reporter"", AdAge.com, , ""Dateline NBC"", ""Eye on LA"", as well as many morning shows and magazines. In February 1996 Loren met actor John Travolta while working as a stand-in on the set"
"Jeannine Oppewall Jeannine Claudia Oppewall (born November 28, 1946) is an American film art director. She has worked on more than 30 movies in such roles as production designer, set decorator and set designer, and has four Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction for ""L.A. Confidential"", ""Pleasantville"", ""Seabiscuit"" and ""The Good Shepherd"". Many of her film sets represented different time periods within the 20th century, including the 1930s (""Seabiscuit)"", the 1950s (""L.A. Confidential"" and ""Pleasantville)"", and from the 1960s (""The Big Easy"", ""The Bridges of Madison County"" and ""Catch Me If You Can)."" Jeannie Oppewall was born on November"
"John A. Alonzo John A. Alonzo, ASC (June 12, 1934 – March 13, 2001) was an American cinematographer, television director, and actor known for his incredibly diverse body of work in both film and television. Alonzo pioneered handheld work, lighting techniques and HD video development during his career. He is remembered mainly for ""Chinatown"" (1974) and ""Scarface"" (1983), the former for which he was nominated for both a BAFTA and an Academy Award. In addition, he was the recipient of a Primetime Emmy for his work on the 2000 CBS television adaptation of ""Fail Safe"". Alonzo was the first American"
"There is a plaque in the ground in front of the home where he was born in Sedalia, Missouri. Jack Oakie is mentioned in the Coen Brothers film ""Barton Fink"" as the favorite actor of Charlie, a character played by John Goodman. Jack Oakie Jack Oakie (born Lewis Delaney Offield, November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television. He portrayed Napaloni in Chaplin's ""The Great Dictator"" (1940), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Jack Oakie was born in Sedalia, Missouri"
"Ellen Travolta performed in 2003 and currently has a number one morning radio program, ""Dave, Ken and Molly in the Morning"" on KZZU-FM. Travolta and Fridley divorced in 1977. She then married actor Jack Bannon on April 9, 1983. In 1994, the couple moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. They remained together until Bannon's death in 2017. Ellen Travolta Ellen M. Travolta (born October 6, 1939) is an American actress. Ellen M. Travolta was born on October 6, 1939 in Englewood, New Jersey to Salvatore (""Sam"") Travolta (1913-1995) and Helen Cecilia (née Burke) Travolta (1912-1978). Her father was a semi-professional football"